The Papers of Reverend Dr. William Augustus Jones, Jr., 195?-199?.

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The Papers of Reverend Dr. William Augustus Jones, Jr., 195?-199?.

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The first grouping in this collection includes items on Bethany Baptist Church, where Reverend Jones was pastor for forty-three years. There are church bulletins, fliers, programs, publications, financial papers and invoices from companies that provided services to the church like the electrical, construction, flooring, plumbing and heating companies. In the correspondence group, viewers are privy to the letters Dr. Jones received from universities, publishing companies, and correspondence from a number of religious organizations and colleges. Included as well is a letter from then-President Bill Clinton congratulating Reverend Jones "on forty years of dedicated leadership." The general files bear materials such as clipppings, press releases, course syllabi, telegrams, and an assortment of religious publications. There is a grouping comprised of Reverend Jones' writing. They incorporate his handwritten notes, personal notebooks with sermon topics, and his thesis. On view as well is Reverend Jones as activist. There is material on the boycott he led on the Atlantic and Pacific supermarket chain and his involvement in "Operation Breadbasket" (part of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference he chaired in the late 1960's). There are a number of photographs of Reverend Jones, alone and with others, some autobiographical information, and oversized boxes of the many awards, citations, honors, plaques and proclamations that he received. There are also several boxes of audio and videotapes covering the sermons that Rev. Jones gave on "the Bethany Hour" which was broadcast nationwide on Sunday mornings. Finally, there is a grouping of personal books in Rev. Jones' library that were signed/autographed to him directly for his help, friendship, and/or guidance.

57 boxes, (28.5 cu. ft)

Brooklyn College

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Brooklyn College

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The Reverend Augustus Jones, Jr. (1934-2006), Baptist preacher, activist, author, professor, and pastor of Brooklyn' s Bethany Baptist Church for forty-three years, was born to Mary Elizabeth Gill and Reverend William Augustus Jones, Sr., in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1934. His birth was viewed as a "medical miracle" because his mother had developed a very bad case of toxemia. William Augustus Jones, Jr. had much to live up to. As the son and grandson of Baptist ministers, Jones was influenced by ...